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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
I'm on the other side, if the vote hadn't passed I would be an Episcopalian now (I just can't move to Unitarian). My active Lutheran relatives were going to no longer be ELCA if things went the other way at the church wide assembly.
This comes off as flip, but there are other Lutheran sects that are more conservative, being LCMS or WELS may work for those who cannot handle the same sex issues. I was at the point where I was giving up being Lutheran because as much as I love my faith, I feel stronger about inclusiveness. I actually know more people who are coming to the church or back to the church than are leaving. It will take some time but I think it will work out.
Plus what is more Lutheran than people branching out to start a new denomination?
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FYI - I grew up in a strict LCMS church.
I don't mind the faith statement that was passed at all. I agree that love of neighbor should trump any sin they commit. However, as a Pastor? There's a passage that our Pastor pointed out 2 Sundays ago that gives the biblical list of qualifications of a Pastor. There is nothing on that list that deals with man/woman, so the woman Pastor thing doesn't bother me. There are, however, parts of that list that deal with Sexuality. Bible > Human Society.
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